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The 'Most Elusive' Man in North America

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@TheAtlantic
@TheAtlantic 2 жыл бұрын
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@krugerbud
@krugerbud 6 жыл бұрын
If you constantly work on yourself and remain focused, there is no time to worry and talk about other people. This is gold advise
@jordanprause6629
@jordanprause6629 5 жыл бұрын
Its gods advise. Jk but sorta is also
@getinit56
@getinit56 5 жыл бұрын
The ultimate MGTOW. Be the best man you can be and don't chase anything else.
@Zipperneck.
@Zipperneck. 5 жыл бұрын
I'd go even so far as to say that this is good advice.
@davidharris4030
@davidharris4030 5 жыл бұрын
Amen
@swell411
@swell411 5 жыл бұрын
It's none of my business what people say about me or what they think of me. I was told this and it changed my life.
@jameslewis3442
@jameslewis3442 6 жыл бұрын
Hey, thanks guys. I haven't seen Daag since '73 and never forgot him. A true legend.
@TheZeeebull
@TheZeeebull 6 жыл бұрын
I'm reminded of a day in 97 when I watched dag crawl from the saloon to his cross country skis. He couldn't stand up he was so wasted and couldn't put on his skis. A young couple came over and helped him balance long enough to clip in and boom! Off like a shot, gliding away lol. I laughed so hard I nearly choked on my burger. The guy was always a riot to watch.
@az-yq3rk
@az-yq3rk 2 жыл бұрын
NorthernWildsLifestyle, Gold. Thanks for sharing
@HighSpeedNoDrag
@HighSpeedNoDrag 2 жыл бұрын
How Life should be, Amen.
@teawaruaedwards274
@teawaruaedwards274 2 жыл бұрын
D.U.I'd by Snow Patrol?? 😂😂
@mortgrimma2301
@mortgrimma2301 Жыл бұрын
You can take a Norwegian out of his cross country skis, but never take the skis out of the Norwegian.
@mattabouttrails
@mattabouttrails 3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy watching these old dogs out there living life on their own terms. Much Respect !!
@billderinbaja3883
@billderinbaja3883 5 жыл бұрын
Dag says, "I can't have a bad death. I've lived a full life, I didn't sit it out in front of a TV." And here I sit in front of a video monitor admiring Dag, wanting to be more like him. Now in my 60's I'm certainly headed in the same direction as this kindred spirit.
@OmarAbdulMalikDHEdMPASPACPAPro
@OmarAbdulMalikDHEdMPASPACPAPro 3 жыл бұрын
Hi. I know it's a year later. I just wanted to comment on YOUR comment and, concur with it. I'm in my 50s now; a highly degreed, highly indebted, middle-aged man. 👨🏾‍🎓☹💸THIS guy's life is increasingly more appealing to me, with each passing year; currently training towards my first ultramarathon and becoming more savvy about off-grid living.👴🏾⛰🏡🏃🏽‍♂️ I wish you well, stranger!☺👋🏾👨🏾‍⚕️
@billderinbaja3883
@billderinbaja3883 2 жыл бұрын
@@cyberhype5495: You misunderstand my comment... I wanted to be more like him, and I have been... I've lived an extraordiary life few could match.
@MrDivagation
@MrDivagation 2 жыл бұрын
@@cyberhype5495 And yet here you are too...
@scooter2163
@scooter2163 2 жыл бұрын
@@MrDivagation CH failed to see the irony.
@georgemcclinton1684
@georgemcclinton1684 2 жыл бұрын
One scotch one bourbon one beer. Tame it up . This lad is one in a million, admirable , and still fit and enjoying life.
@shadeeverton2723
@shadeeverton2723 6 жыл бұрын
If you really want to see a documentary about the “ most elusive man in North America” watch Alone in the Wilderness about Dick Proenneke. He returned from Vietnam, and was kinda over everyone, and lived alone in a cabin in Alaska up into his 80s. He had one friend who brought supplies via bush plane every 3 months. The documentary doesn’t go into great detail about his philosophical discoveries, but follows his journal about how he was able to do what he did.
@jeffschuler5659
@jeffschuler5659 2 жыл бұрын
Alaska Here - Dick served in WW II - please get your facts down.
@incredibleindigowaters
@incredibleindigowaters 2 жыл бұрын
I love that guy! When he makes the spoons I get so excited lol
@outinthesticks1035
@outinthesticks1035 2 жыл бұрын
Had a neighbor kinda like that . He came back from WW2 , got married, raised a family , ran a farm . Did everything a man was supposed to do back then . And when the kids left home he sold the farm and moved up north of u-city about a hundred miles , would go into u-city once a year for supplies , no human saw him other than that
@jayhamiltonwild
@jayhamiltonwild 2 жыл бұрын
thx will do :)
@CJM-rg5rt
@CJM-rg5rt 2 жыл бұрын
This was so pathetic and melodramatic the way it's narrated and the guy seems like one of those old guys who are super condescending and pretentious. The guy that would strike up a philosophical conversation with a stranger in public just to stroke his ego and then walk away right before you get agitated.
@1BassJohn
@1BassJohn 6 жыл бұрын
"To me, there is no age.. it's just life.." How true, and simple, yet profound, these words are. And the sad thing is, many will hear them, and forget them shortly after.
@liamhackett513
@liamhackett513 2 жыл бұрын
Try telling your knees or your lower back that one.
@travissk5036
@travissk5036 2 жыл бұрын
@@liamhackett513 try not neglecting them & they won't neglect you.
@liamhackett513
@liamhackett513 2 жыл бұрын
@@travissk5036 sorry but it has little to do with neglect. Wear and tear is inevitable.
@Zack-lq9tb
@Zack-lq9tb 2 жыл бұрын
@@liamhackett513 I agree.
@theviking363
@theviking363 5 жыл бұрын
I give the man a thumbs up..live the life you want to. Period.
@Carterfredriksson
@Carterfredriksson 5 жыл бұрын
the viking yes!!!
@rodwoods2108
@rodwoods2108 2 жыл бұрын
Tip my hat to you Dag! I am 75 and I have done some stuff too. Loved every minute. My body is resisting the most difficult things I once did but my list this year will beat most 29 year olds. True, age doesn't matter , it is what your body can still do. What your mind can still do! I hate pulling back but I never want to be carried out.
@balkwill927
@balkwill927 5 жыл бұрын
My uncle's friend was doing some photography with Dag, and I had the pleasure of meeting him on a couple occasions. He's a very wise and spiritual man based on talking to him.
@Kosmikboogie
@Kosmikboogie 5 жыл бұрын
He's Norwegian. Never heard of him before but if he is the father of off piste skiing that's pretty rad.
@balkwill927
@balkwill927 5 жыл бұрын
I went in my uncles sauna with him and a few other guys and he was just pounding back beers lol. Apparently he hardly drinks any water during his races too. The guys superhuman
@lemarch57
@lemarch57 2 жыл бұрын
Seriously, have you considered doing a documentary or writing a book on Dag? This video was too brief and unsatisfying, full of fancy shots and stylized editing, but the briefest of snippets on who Dag really is.
@trumpetmano
@trumpetmano 6 жыл бұрын
A man living his life on his own terms- screw what society 'tells' you how you should be living your life. If only the rest of us had the balls to do this...
@davidhughes7045
@davidhughes7045 2 жыл бұрын
It takes balls to get up every day and pave the roads we drive on and put the shingles on the houses that keep us dry, not live in a bus on the side of a hill and run away
@peaceleader7315
@peaceleader7315 2 жыл бұрын
@@davidhughes7045 algorithm brings us together... 😊
@peaceleader7315
@peaceleader7315 2 жыл бұрын
When technological advancement makes our communism philosophy greater again.. When our human flash are free from our needs and greeds.. and our inner hegemonic ambitions.. hmmmm... dumb wife.. follow me.
@jeremyaltom1303
@jeremyaltom1303 2 жыл бұрын
@@davidhughes7045 no, if you did it for free it would be balls. You’re thinking of the word greed 🙄
@richmahogany1480
@richmahogany1480 2 жыл бұрын
@@davidhughes7045..said the debt slave.
@omer82752
@omer82752 5 жыл бұрын
This man is what men use to be, self reliant and self sufficient. It is an indictment of our precious technology that we have lost our do it yourself pride and sense of self worth!!!
@richmahogany1480
@richmahogany1480 2 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see just how self reliant and self sufficient he really is because there was nothing on this video to prove that he is..I didn't see a garden or a farm so how does he get his food. Where and how does he get money??..all the most important questions where not asked.
@DanielBjorndahl
@DanielBjorndahl 2 жыл бұрын
@@richmahogany1480 swedish krona trees
@rickszabo4312
@rickszabo4312 2 жыл бұрын
@@richmahogany1480 He lives within his means with a Canada pension , I think your question should be did he contribute enough to our society to earn it. I think he has, I believe others have not ,even though they are able to do so. I also believe Dag is not a burden to our heath care system or any other parts of our institution.
@richmahogany1480
@richmahogany1480 2 жыл бұрын
@@rickszabo4312 don't assume anything about what I said my question was clear ..it didn't have anything to do with whether he contributed to society enough. The question was how self sufficient is he. I could care less how much he has contributed to society as far as I'm concerned he has contributed enough just by being a decent human being which he obviously is. What I'm wondering is how self sufficient he is..because if someone is bringing him groceries in a vehicle once or twice a month then obviously he's not very self sufficient.
@richmahogany1480
@richmahogany1480 2 жыл бұрын
@@rickszabo4312 just because someone is wondering around in the woods for 30 years doesn't mean they are self sufficient. I know because I did it myself. I've been wondering around in the woods for 30 years and I don't consider myself self sufficient at all. I'm just an introvert. People have lost the plot on what it means to be self sufficient in these comments. As far as I'm concerned this is just some old crazy introvert dude wondering around in the woods. If whoever is feeding him stopped feeding him he would probably come out of the woods to ask for help or just die from starvation. But to me he doesn't look self sufficient at all..not from what I saw in this video. I'm guessing the old dude has a kid or family member bringing him supplies every month.
@W_H_K
@W_H_K 6 жыл бұрын
Truly, the most elusive men are never known.
@jadezee6316
@jadezee6316 3 жыл бұрын
maybe..maybe not....is one elusive if no one is looking for them? or how about if someone IS looking for them but they are not aware of it? once humans get involved in anything...nothing is certain except they will filter through their assumptions...anything they are involved in
@liamsymes1
@liamsymes1 3 жыл бұрын
Fact.
@titsandwich1842
@titsandwich1842 3 жыл бұрын
Ok chill Socrates
@441rider
@441rider 2 жыл бұрын
There is probably more than a 100 like him here in BC living so far off as mountain men and women.
@mauricioprado6395
@mauricioprado6395 5 жыл бұрын
most elusive guy on earth, they spend weeks looking him in the woods. he was in the bar the whole time. XD
@MBGA2025
@MBGA2025 4 жыл бұрын
😂
@bp2352
@bp2352 4 жыл бұрын
🤣
@minns5515
@minns5515 4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@sticknstonesbrkbones
@sticknstonesbrkbones 5 жыл бұрын
"I have a full life to look back on because I didn't spend it in front of a tv." ~The most elusive man. That's the biggest piece of advice out of a statement ever said. Soak it up.
@tootz1950
@tootz1950 5 жыл бұрын
You're in front of KZbin...soak it up.
@tootz1950
@tootz1950 5 жыл бұрын
@Gary Nelson You're the one that put tv down yet you watch the same crap on KZbin and think you're so above most people. Go away child.
@Fncontroloptioncommand
@Fncontroloptioncommand 5 жыл бұрын
Living alone isolated in the bush isn’t much better.
@sharralynnpiercewoolworth6358
@sharralynnpiercewoolworth6358 5 жыл бұрын
This is what a lifetime of video games Wil net you!
@madefromscratch9871
@madefromscratch9871 4 жыл бұрын
sticknstonesbrkbones no he spent it on KZbin.
@hjcdormouse7337
@hjcdormouse7337 6 жыл бұрын
The joy to be free to live a simple life, to be able to walk away from real or self inflicted responsibility to embrace the life you really want, one day I hope I have the joy of finding that inner balance and peace.
@MrJbrown626
@MrJbrown626 6 жыл бұрын
HJC Dormouse don't have kids then
@hjcdormouse7337
@hjcdormouse7337 6 жыл бұрын
Jay Brown. Tell me about it pre natal care should have a warning like you get at Christmas for adverts highlighting dog for life not just Christmas and they don't stay as a puppy. Kids to are for life and beyond, they don't stay as babies and harder work and different worries the older they become. I would love to hermit (even 6-12 months) as enjoy my own company however I would not be without my daughter for the world.
@colto2312
@colto2312 6 жыл бұрын
You can't without money. money = freedom now.
@hjcdormouse7337
@hjcdormouse7337 6 жыл бұрын
coltin engle. I once thought that but having suddenly become disabled and really unwell, I had to stop work. Utter panic now few years in and amazing how little I need. Looking back I wasted so much money just buying "stuff". We have just had to clear my parents house as mum died and wow stuff she kept it obviously was important to her but not to us. I realise more now how little I need to survive.
@vinivv
@vinivv 6 жыл бұрын
Im at the end of my working career 56, though I do still work i don't as much, change my status to business owner let others work, its sucks I hate baby sitting id rather retire or go on disability and free my time up doing and going places, doing things i enjoy on my time not a schedule. look at the positive side of what you have and find joy, even though medical issue can get in the way . I now ask myself before buying something do i really need this, will i use this? i look around me an ask if i die today how much trouble will i be for others to clear this mess, like my animals i worry about them being taken care of if something happened to me. Life really is short the end is nearer every day :)
@WALKITOFFDavidSmith
@WALKITOFFDavidSmith 6 жыл бұрын
The footage quality was great. Loved the drone work. I would've liked to see the inside of the bus or get some backstory on Dag to understand what led him to such solitude. Enjoyed it.
@robinvpersie11
@robinvpersie11 Жыл бұрын
Read the new book, "Outsider" which is kind of like a bio. It's a crazy and kind of tragic life.
@paulcini6084
@paulcini6084 6 жыл бұрын
I grew up seeing him and talking with him he is an amazing man glad to see he is still doing well and exactly the same thing haha
@lizreilly2493
@lizreilly2493 2 жыл бұрын
I haven't enjoyed a video as much for ages! A wee gem and beautifully made - thank you all for sharing a snippet of this amazing individual.
@chrismadsennamaste
@chrismadsennamaste 6 жыл бұрын
I live in Vernon, Silver Star and the wilderness are well known to me. I understand him, the wild beautiful energy can connect a person so profoundly to nature we become quite hermit like.
@Zack-lq9tb
@Zack-lq9tb 2 жыл бұрын
Free from the corrosion of conformity. Society domesticates people into a sort of tainted experience.
@impossiblevisits
@impossiblevisits 6 жыл бұрын
Why did you have to search for him for weeks if that journalist woman knows right where he lives? Why not start by "searching" there? Also, he is the "most elusive" man in North America, and yet he has a "favorite bar"? This all seems like hollow melodrama.
@Qthefun
@Qthefun 6 жыл бұрын
full lol's aye
@xzysyndrome
@xzysyndrome 6 жыл бұрын
Nothing but interest traps to lure viewers in instead of relying on the raw subject instead. Not many who would be drawn into watching a documentary baited only with the idea of an old guy who lives in a bus and just runs all the time.
@bamadeadhead
@bamadeadhead 6 жыл бұрын
👍🏼😂👍🏼
@GetToDaChoppa-k5r
@GetToDaChoppa-k5r 6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the made him out like he was some Yoda type figure.
@yamabushi170
@yamabushi170 6 жыл бұрын
'We saw a quick tramp in a bar' just didn't have the same ring to it I guess.
@_bradjohnson
@_bradjohnson 6 жыл бұрын
“We can’t help but see the smoke as a symbol for Dag’s elusiveness” 😂😂 U know these guys are sitting around in skinny jeans, smelling their own farts
@spacecoyote224
@spacecoyote224 5 жыл бұрын
Dude I literally just farted and smelled it when I read this. No skinny jeans though.
@robertreynolds9228
@robertreynolds9228 4 жыл бұрын
Bwahahaha.good one.
@thoraxwham9093
@thoraxwham9093 3 жыл бұрын
yeah that bit really made me cringe too
@visdomr738
@visdomr738 5 жыл бұрын
Never die easy Dag keep on running brother. Amazing
@ajitsinghdhadyala6702
@ajitsinghdhadyala6702 6 жыл бұрын
A year ago I watched this documentary/video and my thoughts connected with Dag's. It changed the way I now approach my life. Thank you for making this. Thank you.
@dharmabum9709
@dharmabum9709 2 жыл бұрын
His life can in some way resemble that of the Indian sadhus & sannyasins who've renounced a life of material comforts
@horatio59
@horatio59 2 жыл бұрын
@@dharmabum9709 or the Buddhist monks who ran long distance as a form of zen meditation :-)
@JD-84
@JD-84 3 жыл бұрын
My favourite KZbin video. Dag is very inspiring to me, living his own life, a lot of people won’t get him (see all the comments below 👇🏻) but that’s ok, you don’t have to get him. But everyone who watches this video can relate to at least one thing he says. I’d love to have a beer and sit around a camp fire for a few hours with Dag and listen to some of his wisdom, A-men to you brother 😎🚌
@not2naive1968
@not2naive1968 2 жыл бұрын
This 👍🏻
@halldorherm
@halldorherm 6 жыл бұрын
That's it? I felt I was watching a trailer, this leaves me with more questions than answers.
@tugawarrior5106
@tugawarrior5106 5 жыл бұрын
Im from Vernon, EVERYONE in the ski community and running community knew of DAG especially is you're a bit older. You couldn't drive up to silver star without seeing him jogging up the road lol. Its still a neat piece and if you go up to the ski hill check out brians ski shop!
@tii2015
@tii2015 6 жыл бұрын
This man is amazing! Everyone should aspire to find that kind of inner peace and confidence. Truly spectacular human being! TII
@stephenlacysullivan2463
@stephenlacysullivan2463 3 жыл бұрын
This was so AWESOME! THIS DUDE RULES. So inspiring!
@richardnunez3474
@richardnunez3474 2 жыл бұрын
Dag is about 80 now. Wonder how he's doing. I watched this again now since it aired 4 years ago. I was definitely worth a second watch.
@paulrevere2379
@paulrevere2379 2 жыл бұрын
I wonder if he ever interacted with Caballo Blanco, a guy not all that different but living in the American Southwest and Mexico.
@logiconlyzone
@logiconlyzone 6 жыл бұрын
The irony of making a video to entertain when the purpose of this video is to live your life and avoid such distractions is not lost.
@gnuPirate
@gnuPirate 5 жыл бұрын
Sort of. But KZbin definitely isn't TV, and isn't necessarily just "entertainment".
@dannyboy8883
@dannyboy8883 5 жыл бұрын
A truly inspiring video. Never too old! Love this guys attitude. I'm changed forever. THANKYOU for the effort to produce.
@patrickt4488
@patrickt4488 6 жыл бұрын
I would imagine " The Most Elusive Man in North America " (whoever that might be) is even less known than this man.
@raginald7mars408
@raginald7mars408 6 жыл бұрын
Much less. Not at all. Nowhere Man...
@owenprince4823
@owenprince4823 6 жыл бұрын
That would be me because you do not know who I am, so I am the most elusive man in north america. I was once told that I would be the most famous hermit in the world after i am dead and people hear my story. A news paper reporter once said that I was the most difficult person in the world to find. (he wanted to do a story on me ) see you still have not heard of me have you?
@mr.mercury4247
@mr.mercury4247 6 жыл бұрын
It's a big country.
@jasonkinter9700
@jasonkinter9700 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, this was such a pointless documentary. Piss poor.
@caposantana8753
@caposantana8753 5 жыл бұрын
There is probably still some Nam Vet hiding in the forests I'm dead serious lol
@stuarttillyard8717
@stuarttillyard8717 3 жыл бұрын
It is not important what people think of you. What is important is what you think of yourself.
@BigDH28
@BigDH28 6 жыл бұрын
Wow! That first shot of Dag running up with a lantern on his head was powerful! Almost scary, or spooky should I say! Great job guys! 👍👍👍
@TheZeeebull
@TheZeeebull 6 жыл бұрын
Most elusive? He lived in a bus on Dave's place for years and now in a shack a bit further up the hill. If you want to find him check the saloon.
@vincentanguoni8938
@vincentanguoni8938 6 жыл бұрын
Well if you are standing in Harvard Square....South Boston is the hinterland!!! These people are out of touch and out of their league.. it's sad because Atlantic Magazine was a great publication.
@MegaOzzy28
@MegaOzzy28 6 жыл бұрын
Was that a Milwaukee he was drinking?
@404_profile_not_found
@404_profile_not_found 6 жыл бұрын
It has been said by others but I will say it also: Great subject, abysmal documenting. 8 minutes into a 14 minute documentary is when the subject is finally revealed?! The majority of the documentary was not of the subject but rather the filmmakers' adventures talking to locals... which is pretty piss-poor if it took them a few weeks in Vernon to finally contact a local reporter who has written articles on the subject. The whole documentary seems like the directors just said, "Lets see if we can lazily find someone, record our vacation and then go home as soon as we find them," and of course not bother to actually get much documented except for maybe 3 quotes of substance and nothing more. This should have been much more substantial as Dag is getting quite old. Rather than focus on on the 'why he is up there' they should have focused at least on the 'how'. It may be selfish of others to ask him to share more of his life, but in a world where kids are glued to tablets, he is a source of inspiration.
@LeighBurke
@LeighBurke 6 жыл бұрын
Dr. Rhomboid Goatcabin they did say elusive 😂
@LarryWolf1919
@LarryWolf1919 6 жыл бұрын
The joy is in the journey, not the destination.
@playlistmaker8472
@playlistmaker8472 6 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget the drone shot! Yeah this was a huge let down, at least I passively watched on my tablet while making breakfast, so not a huge waste of my life
@justlikehim04
@justlikehim04 6 жыл бұрын
As Dag Said, there is no point in trying to understand other people when you cant understand yourself. Dags elusiveness is a why and how in itself.
@chaosdweller
@chaosdweller 6 жыл бұрын
U are just a hater Dr. Your just upset that somebody might be more interesting, happier, and possibly smarter than you, that isn't in the corporate rat race with a expensive education imo. Not saying I didn't want one btw.
@tangerine314
@tangerine314 4 жыл бұрын
as someone intelligently pointed out below, this doc starts at the 8-minute mark. guy is a legend
@prikkedoed
@prikkedoed 2 жыл бұрын
Så utrolig kult . Hilser fra Norge :)
@GetMeThere1
@GetMeThere1 6 жыл бұрын
Ah....just a suggestion: The most elusive man in North America is gonna be some guy nobody has even HEARD of -- rather than an apparent "well known" hermit like this.
@raginald7mars408
@raginald7mars408 6 жыл бұрын
Elusive - to the Impostor "Film" Crew Brick Layer Millenial Kinder Gardne lego Land players...
@gustavoponce6119
@gustavoponce6119 6 жыл бұрын
Fascinating subject, excellent use of music, brilliant editing and photography direction. One bit of constructive criticism for whoever wrote the narrator's lines: save your poetry for open mic night.
@xDAmExD
@xDAmExD 3 жыл бұрын
Font was tiny!! Transitions too dramatic
@EmergentUniverse
@EmergentUniverse 6 жыл бұрын
In such a short film, and with time and budget expended on the search for Dag Aabye, the few minutes of Dag, leaves me wanting to know more about this amazing human. I'd like to hear more about Charlotte Helston's interview with Dag and their friendship, for one. And Dag mentioned family - I would like to know more background and history about Dag's life. Actually, come to think about it, Dag Aabye's story would be quite interesting in a much longer video format.
@TheZeeebull
@TheZeeebull 6 жыл бұрын
Mark Morris he left his family in Norway I think and came out alone at a young age to ski. Longest lived ski bum in the area
@thecrowfliescrooked
@thecrowfliescrooked 6 жыл бұрын
You mean if some proper film makers got the story and made a real in depth film about the guy, without drone footage?
@Scott-J
@Scott-J 6 жыл бұрын
I agree, but it is also possible Dag wasn't interested in doing more. He's not in it for the fame, or the money, or the power, you may have noticed. It is quite possible a solitary man was only willing to spend a couple hours at most with interviewers.
@EmergentUniverse
@EmergentUniverse 6 жыл бұрын
Yep
@EmergentUniverse
@EmergentUniverse 6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I thought of that too. And that's up to him to decide. Still I want to know more.
@ilalapinski6146
@ilalapinski6146 Жыл бұрын
Curiiosity brought me here after reading the fantastic book: Outsider by Brett Popplewell . Wanted to see Dag on video!. If you want to know more and "real stuff"about Dag Aabye, read the book!
@stephenr80
@stephenr80 2 жыл бұрын
So inspiring ... this dude is more authentic and his message so real. I wish people were smart and sane like him.
@robertjensen1048
@robertjensen1048 6 жыл бұрын
10:05 I thought he was in pretty good shape, until I learned that he's only 32.
@rogerhickson7256
@rogerhickson7256 Жыл бұрын
If you are interested in learning more about Dag's life, get the book "Outsider" by Brett Popplewell. I just finished it and it was fascinating story. Just watching this video for the first time I can see his right shoulder is bulging where he dislocated it and walked out of the hospital because the Dr wanted to charge him $5000, since he allowed his medical card to expire once he moved into the bus and started his hermit way of life.
@funny-video-YouTube-channel
@funny-video-YouTube-channel 6 жыл бұрын
I am glad *he found his happiness* in the woods. It seems that he loves running the woods very much. To the point that he skips recovery days.
@allylewis4345
@allylewis4345 5 жыл бұрын
We didn't live our lives in front of a TV or game consoles as kids nor did we as adults except for movie time with the kids.. It seems today that is how everyone is being raised and living , in front of TVs and game console's and not actually spending quality time together, we always went camping with our children and even if we had no money we would entertain ourselves and each other with our talents and make do with nothing , same goes if we had very little food , you can always make something from nothing which is one of the biggest lessons my Mother and GrandDaD taught me ...
@GoMommaGo
@GoMommaGo 6 жыл бұрын
My husband and son took a trip to Hawaii a few years ago. Met a guy that lives in the bushes on the beach. Works a job, etc. Just loves living on the beach. In the bushes.
@George-wx9dj
@George-wx9dj 3 жыл бұрын
I watched a story on 20/20 or one of those programs about Vietnam veterans who came back home with problems and they live in Hawaii in the bush in tents and received a disability pension from the VA
@joshuapotter7372
@joshuapotter7372 6 жыл бұрын
The "most elusive man" has a favorite bar and sports club?
@raginald7mars408
@raginald7mars408 6 жыл бұрын
Right! We play together Poker each night there.... I loose to buy him his Beer - and then drive him back to his Bus...
@mozdickson
@mozdickson 5 жыл бұрын
rofl
@Flaaaaanders
@Flaaaaanders 5 жыл бұрын
he=goes=in=search=of=elusive=tail
@ryanwallace880
@ryanwallace880 5 жыл бұрын
Well why not
@riggs20
@riggs20 5 жыл бұрын
@Nicholas Nolan The most elusive man is actually the most interesting man in the world. He rocketed off to Mars a few years ago. I'm sure he'll return eventually. As soon as he runs out of Dos Equis.
@angedolittle9975
@angedolittle9975 6 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful man. Shame about the cheesy narrative. He speaks for himself. You didn't need to.
@luzgallegos6779
@luzgallegos6779 6 жыл бұрын
Nice perspective about age, and about life in general.
@Amanandhispeace
@Amanandhispeace 6 жыл бұрын
Agreed, unlucky that so many other commenters felt the need to nitpick on production quality.
@iga279
@iga279 2 жыл бұрын
great GUY, great doc; thank you;
@RobPainless
@RobPainless 2 жыл бұрын
I wish this video was about 3 or 4 times as long as it is.
@EmberwildeProductions
@EmberwildeProductions 6 жыл бұрын
This is an interesting subject matter but at times this film feels like a parody of itself that veers into intentional pretentiousness - too much floury narration, dramatic pauses that drag out the basic plot developments, aerial shots simply for the sake of visual poetry that doesn't compliment the material...
@AmedeeBoulette
@AmedeeBoulette 6 жыл бұрын
Emberwilde Productions agreed.
@tonytees7577
@tonytees7577 6 жыл бұрын
mms StarNet yeah but besides all that shit, it's pretty interesting.
@lamerica80
@lamerica80 6 жыл бұрын
This is an interesting sentiment but at times this comment feels like a parody of itself that veers into intentional pretentious critique. Are you currently enrolled in film school?
@Sewnkinmusic
@Sewnkinmusic 6 жыл бұрын
Yea, I agree. Like the part where Dag runs up to them with his head flashlight on... Fucking hilarious. I didn't know if this was a serious video then.
@mikerphone.
@mikerphone. 6 жыл бұрын
Im not currently enrolled in film school and i couldn't help but feel the same thing, only to find that someone in the comments had already put words to my feelings.
@melinda6024
@melinda6024 2 жыл бұрын
DAG,I admire you, you give hope to people...much love to you, blessings!
@secretofsinging
@secretofsinging 6 жыл бұрын
Lovely, Dag !!!!!! Great spirit and right on about working on oneself to be a better person....EVERY DAY!!!
@erichshuler3167
@erichshuler3167 5 жыл бұрын
It's amazing to see someone live sanely. Actual wisdom.
@outdoors-university
@outdoors-university 2 жыл бұрын
Piece of art! We think that we have everything, living in a materialistic world. Thank you so much for showing us how humble we should be.
@scottytc
@scottytc 6 жыл бұрын
Rare is the person who truly wants this life, common is the person who thinks they do.
@jessicastarfall7013
@jessicastarfall7013 2 жыл бұрын
Your title is misleading, thought I would find my father here....
@staceycasta
@staceycasta 5 жыл бұрын
Good for him. I'm sure more people would live their own perfect lives if we weren't so concerned about what society thinks and fitting in.
@johnnyfairchild16
@johnnyfairchild16 2 жыл бұрын
Ain't nothing wrong with being free
@oldfarmsawmill3098
@oldfarmsawmill3098 4 жыл бұрын
In a 13-minute video you only show the most elusive man for about 4.5 minutes? I thought he was the story.
@gounderusbyMichaelTomlins
@gounderusbyMichaelTomlins 6 жыл бұрын
This is stunning! AMAZING visuals; great writing; wonderful feeling of suspense, mystery, and intrigue; and astounding personality of the revealed subject - this had be captivated and enthralled! Don't sit in front of the TV, Never Die Easy....Dag has some fascinating wisdom w can all learn from. What a powerful piece!
@Automedon2
@Automedon2 6 жыл бұрын
If he lives so remotely, how is he getting to town, buying food, staying clean? You know all the things that might have made this interesting. You know he's not doing all this on foot in a B.C. winter. So come clean - what's the real story, and I don't mean 8 minutes of chatting with the locals and 2 minutes of drone footage and a minute of titles and narration in a 14 minute piece.
@matthegedus6513
@matthegedus6513 6 жыл бұрын
Asking the real questions here... I had the same thought. WHAT DOES HE DO IN THE WINTER?
@squatch545
@squatch545 6 жыл бұрын
Proof that Dag has a winter home in the city?
@thebeyonder2353
@thebeyonder2353 6 жыл бұрын
Well first id say he's living in the bus all winter, the forest has everything, food, water, firewood for heat and in the winter the temps will freeze food like meats and stuff can have a wood stove in bus a lot of people do, may have social security benefits check every month also to go to town have a beer and go back in the hills, he's damn good shape for his age but I think the running in woods with out a gun is stupid, I live in the hills of the black hills we have no bears but have mountain lions and wolves, and I've been stalked by the cats and 2 times surrounded by wolves its not fun, and he's up where the wolves get to be 260 plus pounds and grizzly bears, and that one mountain lion that guy shot up there was frikin humungous, binged.it/2GPpMp2
@alabastardmasterson
@alabastardmasterson 6 жыл бұрын
Gene Loren where are the wolves that grow to 260lbs? The largest pure breed wolf ever recorded in the lower 48 is half that size
@someguyfromsomeplace5634
@someguyfromsomeplace5634 6 жыл бұрын
do any of live, or have you lived there? probably not. which is why you are all focused on the wrong things.
@cozyhozer6668
@cozyhozer6668 5 жыл бұрын
Great camera work. Nice story. Thanks.
@jasonkinter9700
@jasonkinter9700 5 жыл бұрын
And pointless direction. Yeah, great.
@existencedefieslogic9658
@existencedefieslogic9658 6 жыл бұрын
This was very good. But the music and narration was too cheesy to my liking. Just too "cinematic". I was so pleased to hear Dag speak for the first time, without any meddling in the form of the weird background music or some "special effects" on his picture. Also, can you please enlarge the things that you had written and placed at the center of the video? It was very tiny and hard to read. Mostly the technical aspects of this creation were annoying to me. Otherwise, overall it's a good, informative and interesting video.
@stonew1927
@stonew1927 6 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@humaninterface7153
@humaninterface7153 6 жыл бұрын
exactly my thoughts, nowadays everything has to look and sound like it was directed by christopher nolan, i wouldnt have mind some country music in the background
@time2see192
@time2see192 2 жыл бұрын
That first line...we are all searching for something. Not true. There is a narrow path few of us are on, that have found All the answers in Him.
@77FINNBEAR
@77FINNBEAR 2 жыл бұрын
This is exactly what I needed in the moment. Thankyou
@jimoyster387
@jimoyster387 6 жыл бұрын
Maybe I should be an investigative journalist, how long did it take you boys to find this elusive Dags? I would've waited for him at the start of the next 126 km race! Asked the crazy old coot where he lived! "Hey Dags! Where you live mate? Another case solved by the Jim Oyster
@TEAMGETHELP
@TEAMGETHELP 5 жыл бұрын
Then he runs and you're nothinging...😅
@George-wx9dj
@George-wx9dj 3 жыл бұрын
@@TEAMGETHELP Lol, I would’ve waited at the bar for him and enjoyed myself. They say he comes into town several times a week for food etc so he ain’t lonely.
@williambailey8931
@williambailey8931 Жыл бұрын
It’s a wow as they told us back in the film industry School keep it simple and that’s what you’ve done it’s really a good piece .
@serator24
@serator24 5 жыл бұрын
Imagine this guy and Wim Hof in the same room.
@magnvsmarcvs
@magnvsmarcvs 5 жыл бұрын
Oiled and naked ...
@wiltinglotus002
@wiltinglotus002 4 жыл бұрын
@@magnvsmarcvs that was assumed
@DraganAlves
@DraganAlves 4 жыл бұрын
There can be only one.
@beatrixjones2982
@beatrixjones2982 6 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic story and I am in awe of the great Dag! I hope I spelled that right.
@animamagna3077
@animamagna3077 2 жыл бұрын
Never die easy and Life is a gift is a message Dag sends to us, who struggle to survive and find a place, like Dag did, to live peacefully. Peace and love, people.
@roberthiorns7584
@roberthiorns7584 6 жыл бұрын
Really liked this video, such characters as Dag have so many words of wisdom to other the listener. Great pity that we never got a lot of time to spend with him. Kind regards Robert
@jackpinesavage1628
@jackpinesavage1628 6 жыл бұрын
For some, they need the company of others. For me, I can travel to the Sylvania Recreational Area, near Watersmeet, Michigan, in early May, after the ice goes off the lakes. Two portages later I'm on Whitefish Lake, alone for two weeks. I fish, I cook, I tend the campfire. I make a sail using two paddles and my rain pullover to sail across the lake. I read books. I play my harmonica. The solitude restores my soul and I'm very contented.
@RobPainless
@RobPainless 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. I used to do that kind of thing when I lived in the Colorado high mountains.
@kgilliagorilla2761
@kgilliagorilla2761 2 жыл бұрын
Shhhhhhh not suppose to tell folks where the good spots are. Been there myself.
@jonhenry5992
@jonhenry5992 5 жыл бұрын
The voice of wisdom for those that will hear.
@TheJulioGulio
@TheJulioGulio 6 жыл бұрын
"You like dags?.... "dags?"..... "Ohhhh dogs! Sure I like dogs"
@clickbait5714
@clickbait5714 6 жыл бұрын
Julio Gulio Name that film.
@johnwesleyhardin5867
@johnwesleyhardin5867 6 жыл бұрын
Julio Gulio, "I like caravans better" -"well suit yourself"
@LQOTW
@LQOTW 6 жыл бұрын
HAhahahaha! Brilliant!
@demitriastevara8303
@demitriastevara8303 6 жыл бұрын
Speak English to me, Mickey. I thought this country spawned the fucking language, and so far nobody seems to speak it.
@giveaf9370
@giveaf9370 6 жыл бұрын
Funniest movie script. Love it
@tgooding
@tgooding 6 жыл бұрын
This is a fascinating subject that deserved a much better documentaries on this.
@horatio59
@horatio59 2 жыл бұрын
absolutely !
@Heidi.M
@Heidi.M 6 ай бұрын
Great documentary. Living in BC, I appreciate the excellent videography!
@nickrandles1102
@nickrandles1102 5 жыл бұрын
D.B. Cooper might disagree. If he's still alive
@monkkenyon2539
@monkkenyon2539 5 жыл бұрын
Eyyy shout out. Love that story when Buzzfeed did it.
@monkkenyon2539
@monkkenyon2539 5 жыл бұрын
@S K yeah and it wrapped back around the whodunnit theory further pissimng people off lol
@cherylanncrichfield8450
@cherylanncrichfield8450 5 жыл бұрын
He is no longer alive. Friends told his name and about the hijacking.
@monkkenyon2539
@monkkenyon2539 5 жыл бұрын
@@cherylanncrichfield8450 problem is, many "friends" claim they knew who he was, but everyone has different people lined up with different names. Still unsolved, I believe. Buzzfeed multiplayer dug into it along with a lot of others.
@CaptCutler
@CaptCutler 6 жыл бұрын
A pretentious documentary about an unpretentious man.
@robotslug
@robotslug 5 жыл бұрын
Well said, they tried so hard. I cringe watching it.
@purebloodheretic4682
@purebloodheretic4682 5 жыл бұрын
👍That Should be the Title of the Film! You Nailed it- This 'Filmmaker is full of his own B.S.! Terrible Doco & example of Journalism- they can Piss off back to Portland Oregon or San Francisco or Wherever they Sprouted From!😉👍
@ashton1991
@ashton1991 5 жыл бұрын
Exaaaactly. They gave us the cliche "modern society's trap" spiel.
@davidotness6199
@davidotness6199 5 жыл бұрын
I made it about 4 minutes....
@diogenesthevlog6589
@diogenesthevlog6589 5 жыл бұрын
Their voices are so annoying. We can't help...but see the smoke......as a symbol.... for dags elusiveness
@RogerBarraud
@RogerBarraud 6 жыл бұрын
05:15 : "Very Mysterious"... Translation: "He can't be bothered with all your BS".
@tombishop2962
@tombishop2962 2 жыл бұрын
Sir... I salute you. Ex army off grid. You are an inspiration
@jakecolless5152
@jakecolless5152 2 жыл бұрын
Such an inspirational man. So much to learn from his experiences. I know it would go against his nature, but this man needs to write an autobiography. There's a lot of people suffering today that could even take a page from that book and change their lives.
@alexisjordanschreiner1471
@alexisjordanschreiner1471 6 жыл бұрын
This really motivated me to get outside and live my life. Tomorrow. Maybe. Probably not.
@Moonsharkstudios
@Moonsharkstudios 5 жыл бұрын
Same🤣🤣
@allencollins6031
@allencollins6031 3 жыл бұрын
Lol you rock
@theH0UNDSofD00M
@theH0UNDSofD00M 6 жыл бұрын
What an inspiring man! Although theres a slight contradiction when he says that you are perfectly imperfect, always working on yourself and no time to talk about others but then he has to criticise those who choose to spend their lifes in front a telly. Still, I reckon this guy is a hero in my book and I wish him a long and healthy life.
@Hheretic
@Hheretic 2 жыл бұрын
Actually, perfectly imperfect makes sense. 👍🏻 We're all perfectly flawed.
@jakecolless5152
@jakecolless5152 2 жыл бұрын
Its no contradiction, he doesnt understand it and doesn't try to. How many people have made a conscious decision to spend their lives infront of a screen ? Or is it something pushed on us by the revolving door of cultural conditioning ?
@taxthesocialist2602
@taxthesocialist2602 2 жыл бұрын
@@jakecolless5152 It's neither. Survival has been taken out of the equation for those in Western countries. Too much comfort seems to break apart the mind and soul. That's why wokeism has infected young people. They have no purpose and therefore no drive. Their inability to see their own privilege blinds from accepting personal responsibility for their own choices and thus, they blame "society" for their ills. Notice wokeism doesn't exist in third world countries because they are faced with dangers that doesn't exist for us here.
@jakecolless5152
@jakecolless5152 2 жыл бұрын
@@taxthesocialist2602 It wasn't really a question sorry. I was just trying to trigger lines of thinking. Situations like this are never black and white. What you say is 100% true and I agree with you.
@RogerBarraud
@RogerBarraud 6 жыл бұрын
The *Real* Most Elusive Man: Anyone who Owes Me Money... :-/
@hectorrodriguez6843
@hectorrodriguez6843 5 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@YIzysMM2
@YIzysMM2 5 жыл бұрын
true!
@breestella
@breestella 5 жыл бұрын
Ok Roger this hit a little too close to home
@liwanagbautista8780
@liwanagbautista8780 5 жыл бұрын
Check's in the mail.
@MatanuskaHIGH
@MatanuskaHIGH 5 жыл бұрын
They are even harder to find then this guy.... lol. Rule #1. Never front. Lol come with cash or GTFO
@shanephelan75
@shanephelan75 6 жыл бұрын
great show...I too live in Vernon BC, of course heard about Dag....hey wanna hear something else?? my grandfather also in Vernon is 89 years old, still smokes 1 to 2 packs of cigarettes per day AND 1 to 2 bottles of whiskey per day!!! HE HAS NEVER DRANK WATER, JUICE, TEA OR COFFEE.....he drinks milk with breakfast at 6:00am, then 7:00 starts coke and whiskey, drinks lunch, all day everyday for over 70 years, he has supper ( really lunch) at 6:00pm has milk again, but still lives by himself I help him split get firewood, I drink with him as well he's never had stroke no heart attacks no cancers etc....he's Irish, rest of our family is native. but yep I was just at his place today....maybe its the fresh air in Vernon and alcohol that keeps us living forever, but this is 100% true..... doctors cannot believe he neve3 drinks anything except come and whiskey and then couple glasses of milk per day, I'm in my mid 40s and I've NEVER seen him drink anything other than whiskey with coke, or milk....he hates taste of everything even coke by itself....great video, nice quality.
@eqlzr2
@eqlzr2 5 жыл бұрын
There's a hundred of these folks living in cardboard boxes, smelly tents, and rusted out hulks of buses within a mile of my house here on the Left Coast. You can see them all over as long as you carefully avoid stepping on piles of excrement, scurrying rats, and used needles and syringes.
@MainframeJeff
@MainframeJeff 6 жыл бұрын
A 2 minute intro in a 14 minute video. That's about 15% of the runtime. Why you gotta be this way Atlantic?
@HRRRRRDRRRRR
@HRRRRRDRRRRR 6 жыл бұрын
Wadsworth Constant, man, can't escape it.
@thecrowfliescrooked
@thecrowfliescrooked 6 жыл бұрын
It’s a FILM. That’s me being sarcastic.
@tinyGrim1
@tinyGrim1 5 жыл бұрын
i get him, i so wish i could figure out how to be in a place like that. luck, being a man, money, something got him there ?? i would love it, been living rough for ten years and around people and in society that could care less any more for fellow human beings. be better off like this.
@namituniyal1124
@namituniyal1124 5 жыл бұрын
I hope your situation gets better in the coming days and you can live a life which you can enjoy to its fullest.
@ontario_backwoods_beekeeping
@ontario_backwoods_beekeeping 6 жыл бұрын
Was this just the intro? As soon as the story started it was over. Sure didn't learn much about him at all.
@SteffanoDucati
@SteffanoDucati 5 жыл бұрын
cause there is NOTHING
@HenryChinaski614
@HenryChinaski614 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@Bmphotog
@Bmphotog 2 жыл бұрын
This guy is my new hero - hopefully I can find out more about him. I'd listen to him talk for hours.
@jacqueline7118
@jacqueline7118 2 жыл бұрын
Love this gentleman's philosophy of life, it is so bang on. It would be interesting to know if he is still living and doing the same thing today. I also enjoy creating trails, it is very rewarding and satisfying. Thanks for sharing this documentary on an incredible individual. :) :)
@JuliandratheGreat
@JuliandratheGreat Жыл бұрын
He is still going strong. May he never die. The world needs humans like this!
@jacqueline7118
@jacqueline7118 Жыл бұрын
@@JuliandratheGreat Thanks for your reply! Glad he is still alive and going strong! :) :)
@martinlarrivee5081
@martinlarrivee5081 5 жыл бұрын
The documentary is way over produced, the music and narration way too serious for such a small content.
@ncgsc
@ncgsc 5 жыл бұрын
Opinions are like A H'S
@opalfishsparklequasar8663
@opalfishsparklequasar8663 5 жыл бұрын
Agreed! Tapped out after the first few minutes of monotony. So many credits in the beginning, like a high school film project.
@dashingirishlad
@dashingirishlad 6 жыл бұрын
Interesting.. But narration is totally over self-indulgent and cringe worthy. Take step back on the over dramatisation
@naturelove4448
@naturelove4448 6 жыл бұрын
Conor Murray hahaha lol love when people are observant on these critical points. Agreed! 😆
@petardursun6046
@petardursun6046 6 жыл бұрын
this is why i scroll all the way down in comments before wasting time..Agreed
@RogerBarraud
@RogerBarraud 6 жыл бұрын
+Conor Murray Someone's #FilmSkewlProject perhaps? #PretentiousGoesToTwelve
@RogerBarraud
@RogerBarraud 6 жыл бұрын
+Petar Dursun ...riiiight.... like there's an actual concensus/conclusion ;-)
@antoanto5301
@antoanto5301 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting subject, shame the letters are too small to read : (
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